Earth Sciences and Image Analysis Debriefing with Crewmembers, 9 April, 2002

STS-109 Earth Sciences and Image Analysis Debriefing with Crewmembers
April 9, 2002

METEOROLOGY

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STS109-339-12 Punta Las Zorras, Peru: The usual bank of coastal fog and stratus found in this remote coastal area north of Lima, Peru, are progressively being eroded or evacuated by brisk south to southeast winds. Either the small headlands here are channeling the clouds into streaks or the clouds are banked against the larger, obstructing headlands. Note the dry land argriculture near the small rivers.

STS109-336-37 Coastal Stratus Evacuation: The usual bank of coastal fog and stratus found in this region of Peru are progressively being eroded or evacuated by brisk south to southeast winds.

STS109-730-80 Coastal Stratus Evacuation: The usual bank of coastal fog and stratus found in this region of Peru are progressively being eroded or evacuated by brisk south to southeast winds.

STS109-719-72 Cold Air Advection and Air Mass Modification: This oblique view looks northward from South Florida to the southern Appalachians. Most of the southeastern US is in a crisp, clear air mass in the wake of a cold front that has pushed well off the mainland. Note the streets of low clouds forming as the cold air moves over the Gulf Stream and begins to acquire moisture and heat from the sea surface. Only a few jet stream and low-level clouds remain over South Florida and the Gulf Stream.

STS109-E-6003 Subtropical Cyclone, Tasman Sea: This view looks southwestward over the Tasman Sea (between Australia and New Zealand) at a well-defined subtropical cyclone there. Such circulations are recognized as hybrids, lacking the tight banding and convection of tropical cyclones, and, the strong temperature contrast and frontal boundaries of polar storms.

STS109-720-44 East coast of Yucatán: (Opposite island of Cozumel) revegetated after damage from Hurricane Gilbert (Force 5) in 1988

STS041-152-278 Yucatan: Vegetation damage along the Yucatan coast after the passage of Hurricane Gilbert.

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STS109-339-12	Punta Las Zorras, Peru: The usual bank of coastal fog and stratus found in this remote coastal area north of Lima, Peru, are progressively being eroded or evacuated by brisk south to southeast winds. Either the small headlands here are channeling the clouds into streaks or the clouds are banked against the larger, obstructing headlands. Note the dry land argriculture near the small rivers.
STS109-336-37	Coastal Stratus Evacuation: The usual bank of coastal fog and stratus found in this region of Peru are progressively being eroded or evacuated by brisk south to southeast winds.
STS109-730-80	Coastal Stratus Evacuation: The usual bank of coastal fog and stratus found in this region of Peru are progressively being eroded or evacuated by brisk south to southeast winds.
STS109-719-72	Cold Air Advection and Air Mass Modification: This oblique view looks northward from South Florida to the southern Appalachians. Most of the southeastern US is in a crisp, clear air mass in the wake of a cold front that has pushed well off the mainland. Note the streets of low clouds forming as the cold air moves over the Gulf Stream and begins to acquire moisture and heat from the sea surface. Only a few jet stream and low-level clouds remain over South Florida and the Gulf Stream.
STS109-E-6003	Subtropical Cyclone, Tasman Sea: This view looks southwestward over the Tasman Sea (between Australia and New Zealand) at a well-defined subtropical cyclone there. Such circulations are recognized as hybrids, lacking the tight banding and convection of tropical cyclones, and, the strong temperature contrast and frontal boundaries of polar storms.
STS109-720-44	East coast of Yucatán: (Opposite island of Cozumel) revegetated after damage from Hurricane Gilbert (Force 5) in 1988
STS041-152-278	Yucatan: Vegetation damage along the Yucatan coast after the passage of Hurricane Gilbert.

This service is provided by the International Space Station program and the JSC Astromaterials Research & Exploration Science Directorate. Recommended Citation: Image Science and Analysis Laboratory, NASA-Johnson Space Center. "The Gateway to Astronaut Photography of Earth." .
	NASA Responsible Official: Susan Runco Curator: jsc-earthweb@mail.nasa.gov Contributors: Earth Sciences Web Team	National Aeronautics and Space Administration Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center	International Space Station National Laboratory Last Update:
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